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One of the web's greatest features is progressive enhancement. So you can (and in my opinion should) use flexbox now as it has pretty decent browser support --
by jordanlev 11y ago
One of the web's greatest features is progressive enhancement. So you can (and in my opinion should) use flexbox now as it has pretty decent browser support -- just make sure there is a decent fallback to something that is not-as-visually-perfect-but-still-decent (such as ye old float-based layout or display:table).
- woah 11y agoDoesn't that negate the point of flexbox which is that it's better and easier for building interfaces? If you have to build it in flexbox then build it again in floats, why build it in flexbox at all?
- jordanlev 11y agoGood point, and I'm not sure how to articulate this (which might mean I have some reconsideration to do)... but I feel like I don't need to sweat the details as much on the fallback? Like, if it looks perfect with flexbox and decent-but-not-perfect (but critically, the content is available and readable/accessible) with the fallback, I'm totally ok with that.